Description of problem: Command "df" doesn't return good results. For example when we execute "df -k" we get following result for /tmp partition: /dev/hda5 9920592 -73786976294838134616 9480372 101% /tmp Used disk space is negative. However [root@polux6 tmp]# du -ks . 108 . We can see that /tmp partition can not be full as indicate in command "df" result. Execution of «fsck» command hasn’t allowed resolving the problem. “df” return always the same result. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: everytime by using "df" command Steps to Reproduce: 1. Execute "df" 2. Execute "du -ks /*" 3. Compare the two first results for each partition Actual results: "df" return bad results Expected results: "df" return good results Additional info:
Reassigning to coreutils, as that contains the df/du commands which seem to be the problem here.
Actually comparing df and du is not good idea and could lead to wrong results. Anyway this is not the case of that issue. I have seen several bugzillas with similar issues (#135596, #128418). Could you please provide strace log of the failure case? This could be helpful.
Closing insufficient data - feel free to reopen the bugzilla if you provide strace log of failure and you still experience that issue.